Lleyton Hewitt defeats Philipp Petzschner, will face Radek Stepanek in the fourth round

London, UK
June 27, 2009 

Former World No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt reached the round of 16 for the sixth consecutive time at the Wimbledon as he beat German Philipp Petzschner 7-5, 7-6(3), 6-3. Hewitt who was the Wimbledon champion in 2002 hasn't dropped a set in the tournament so far.

Hewitt will face Radek Stepanek in the fourth round of the 2009 Wimbledon for a place in the quarter-finals. Radek Stepanek defeated David Ferrer 7-5, 7-5, 3-6, 4-6, 6-4 in 5 sets.

Lleyton Hewitt quotes
on reaching the fourth round at the Wimbledon - "It's not easy to reach the fourth round for a sixth year in a row, but a Grand Slam isn't won in the first three rounds,"
"It's all about finding a way through the first week. The draw opens up and you never know what might happen."

Lleyton Hewitt vs Philipp Petzschner - Match Updates
16:37 BST: Hewitt wins the match 7-5, 7-6, 6-3
16:35 BST: Philipp saves one match point 30-40
16:35 BST: 2 match points for Hewitt
16:33 BST: Hewitt leads 5-3, one game away from winning the match
16:32 BST: Hewitt leads 4-3
16:27 BST: Hewitt leads 4-2 in the third set and is two games away from winning the match
16:23 BST: Lleyton Hewitt gets a break. He leads 3-2 in the final set
16:19 BST: Scores level at 2-2 in the third set
16:10 BST: Philipp leads 2-1
16:08 BST: Scores level at 1-1 in the third as Hewitt wins his serve
16:02 BST: Philipp wins the first game of the third set. 1-0
15:52 BST: Hewitt wins the second set 7-6.
15:50 BST: 6-6 in the second set
15:34 BST: Hewitt leads 5-4 in the second set
15:32 BST: Philipp holds serve. Scores level at 4-4 in the second set
15:26 BST: Hewitt holds serve to leave 4-3 in the second set
15:24 BST: Scores level at 3-3 in the second set
15:20 BST: Hewitt leads 3-2 in the second set
15:05 BST: Scores level at 1-1 in the second
13:56 BST: Lleyton Hewitt wins the first set 7-5
13:54 BST: Hewitt leads 6-5
13:50 BST: Scores level at 5-5
13:36 BST: Hewitt leads 4-3 in the first set
13:33 BST: Scores level at 3-3
13:25 BST: Scores level at 2-2
13:21 BST: Hewitt leads 2-1 in the first set
14:19 BST: Scores level at 1-1 in the first set
14:16 BST: Lleyton Hewitt leads 1-0 in the first set

Philipp Petzschner in 2009 Wimbledon
June 25, 2009	Second Round	Defeated Mischa Zverev	4-6, 7-6 (15-13), 3-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-0
June 23, 2009	First Round	Defeated Rajeev Ram	2-6, 6-1, 7-6 (7-3), 6-1

Lleyton Hewitt in 2009 Wimbledon
June 25, 2009	Second Round	Defeated Juan Martin del Potro	6-3, 7-5, 7-5
June 23, 2009	First Round	Defeated Robby Ginepri	6-4, 6-1, 6-1

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